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“The membership of the union shall consist of all persons who have paid membership dues as prescribed by the national aclu that reside in minnesota. Reside in minnesota means their primary address is in minnesota. Determination of union membership residency must be consistent with national. Notwithstanding that these bylaws refer to such persons as members, they shall have no right to vote on any union matter or any other rights, except as explicitly provided in these bylaws. As stated in the union's articles of incorporation, all powers of the members under minnesota law shall be exercised by and are delegated to the board.”

“Voting board members elect board members at the annual meeting.”

“Voting board members have the right to vote on an amendment to the bylaws.”

“The executive director, the director of finance, and the finance committee review the form 990 and presents it to the board of directors for approval prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“Neither board members nor staff members shall participate in the decisions of any matter in which they may have a conflict of interest; nor shall they participate in the discussion of such a matter unless the nature of the conflict has been disclosed to the other participants in the discussion. In the case of board members, the procedure should be that the member affected by the conflict of interest announces the existence of the conflict and the minutes reflect the fact that the member did not participate in the decision of the matter (nor in the discussion, if that be the case).”

“The board of directors review compensation for the executive director. Compensation is determined based on performance and current salary. The organization uses a report compiled yearly by the national american civil liberties union (aclu) which lists the salaries of each aclu affiliate by position. The organization specifically looks at aclu affiliates that are comparable in size and budget to american civil liberties union of minnesota. The organization also looks at the minnesota council of non-profits salary guide to determine compensation.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Forgiveness of inter-entity debt -442,959.”

“There are no changes from the prior year regarding the committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit.”

“The union had accumulated funding due from the foundation of $442,959 for these services as of march 31, 2025, at which time the organization's board of directors determined that the foundation would not be required to reimburse the union.”